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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joe feel about those who hold him?
(a) That they are angels.
(b) That they are Satan's messengers.
(c) That they are inhumane.
(d) That they are sadistic.

2. What does Joe think about his mother reading?
(a) "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
(b) "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
(c) An answer to who he is.
(d) The tale of Jesus's crucifixion.

3. Why did Bonnie Flannigan say hello to Joe?
(a) She thinks he's good looking.
(b) She recognized him from Shale City.
(c) She mistook him for somone else.
(d) She's looking for customers.

4. Who comes in with the nurse?
(a) A man who knows Morse Code.
(b) A priest.
(c) Another nurse.
(d) A doctor.

5. Who is afraid for her baby?
(a) Mary.
(b) Joe's mother.
(c) Joe's grandmother.
(d) The nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe realize now that he has "trapped" time?

2. How many times has Flannigan been married?

3. At what age does Kareen remain in Joe's mind?

4. How does Joe feel when the nurse leaves the room?

5. What is Joe's reaction to the nurse's communication?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the prostitute that Joe thinks he loves handle the situation?

2. What does Joe think about when he can feel dawn?

3. What happens to Joe in his third year in the hospital?

4. Why does Joe think he's in England?

5. What does Bonham realize he wants?

6. Describe the process of the new nurse attempting to communicate with Joe.

7. What do you think it means when Joe thinks that two billion people have been pushing the lid of his coffin down and covering him with dirt and stone.

8. What solution finally comes to Joe about keeping track of time?

9. What is the response to Joe's offer and Joe's reaction?

10. What is Joe's first response to what the nurse communicates to him?

(see the answer keys)

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